“Japan had a tortuous relationship with internationalism between 1840, when Shibusawa was born, and 1931, the year the nation invaded Manchuria and when he passed away. The key to understanding Shibusawa’s thoughts against the background of this history, the author shows, lies in the concept of ‘people’s diplomacy’.” [Akira Iriye]
Shibusawa Masahide (b.1925), great grandson of Shibusawa Eiichi, has been closely involved for much of his life in organizations dedicated to facilitating international exchange and dialogue, including his period as executive director of the MRA (Moral Re-armament) Foundation from 1964 to 2013. He has also been an active supporter of education and research in international relations in East and Southeast Asia, including a period as Research Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), London, in the 1980s. In addition to the present work, his publications in English include Asia in the World Community (1973), and Japan and the Asian Pacific Region (1984). Masahide Shibusawa (b. 1925) graduated from the Department of Agricultural Economy of the University of Tokyo in 1950. Closely involved in organizations dedicated to facilitating international exchange and dialogue, he was executive director of the MRA (Moral Re-armament) Foundation from 1964 to 2013, executive director of the Language Institute of Japan from 1968 to 1997 and director of the East-West Seminars (run by the MRA Foundation) from 1970 to 1997.
Innehållsförteckning
List of Figures, Foreword by Akira Iriye, Preface, 1. Awakening to a Wider World, 2. Launching Private-Sector Diplomacy, 3. World Tour Before the Storm, 4. Flattery without Scruple, 5. Promoting Goodwill in the United States, 6. The Roots of the Anti-Japanese Movement, 7. Cultivating the Friendship of Giants, 8. The Japanese-American Relations Committee, 9. The Washington Naval Conference, 10. The Sunset of Private-Sector Diplomacy, 11. Rainbows over the Ocean, References, Index
